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Google Glass Porn Coming to MiKandi

May 22, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

We just picked up a pair of Google Glass! We’re thrilled to be one of the first (if not the only) porn store to start creating apps and content with Google Glass.

With close to 8000 adult apps in the market today, we’ve seen the future of adult entertainment and it’s awesome. It’s the live and personalized experiences that are driving revenue and innovation today. Some adult studios may be waiting on the sidelines to see how popular these get, but this is the kind of technology that gets us extra excited in the morning. Watching porn or movies in general on Google Glasses is not quite there yet (and believe me, that’s the first thing we tried), but we love the idea of a very natural, wearable smart device that can create intimate, two-way adult experiences remotely.

Sharing POV porn is now even faster and easier than holding up your camera phone or using higher quality cameras like GoPro. How fun will it be to tap into your favorite porn star or cam model’s glass video stream? Or go down the rabbit hole further with us and imagine when devices, like Google Glass, can communicate with sex toys. That brings virtual sex to another level.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We’re just excited to play around with them and start recording some pink parts.

So who would you want to see POV?

Filed Under: MiKandi News Tagged With: Android, google glass, MiKandi, porn apps, pov, virtual sex

Today’s Link Love: Moving Porn Forward

May 1, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

Over the past few decades, the adult industry has made significant transitions and contributions in and to the world we live in. You may laugh, but many technologies we use today were driven by the industry- from VHS and DVDs, to online payment systems (maybe this time next year, we can add Bitcoin to the list). Some changes were positive- moving from brick and mortar adult video stores to online adult networks and affiliate programs. Other changes were unwelcome- such as torrents and tube sites. Yet, while the world the adult industry operates in has undergone tremendous change, for the most part the actual product remains unsettling stagnant.

If you’ve watched your fair share of adult entertainment, you probably know the adult film MO like the palm of your hand- see what I did there? You could recite a random film scene by scene and describe a majority of the adult films out there because they haven’t changed all that much.

Last week, one of our favorite porn blogs, porn.com/blog (obviously NSFW) shared this fantastic post detailing what they think porn can do to move forward. Some highlights:

On racism and the interracial niche

Apart from sending a horrible message that black performers are somehow “second-class” to their white counterparts, this practice broadcasts the notion to the younger generation that there is something inherently taboo about fucking somebody of a different ethnicity.

On porn for women

Females aren’t sexless, fragile creatures – no, they’ve got horny needs and desires too, so naturally catering to the other fifty percent of the population would not only be progressive but lucrative as well.

On transparency

Since the dawn of tube sites, porn will do just about anything to get a paid subscriber. There are a litany of ways to seduce someone into a membership, but imagine if porn came clean with its ways, scrubbed its image, and created female-friendly porn among other progressive changes. Slowly, but surely, the mainstream would be more accommodating in letting its red-headed stepchild sit at the table instead of hiding it under the stairs.

Transparency is something we’re particularly keen on. When we come across porn companies that try to trick customers, we can’t help but shake our heads in frustration. You’re ruining it for the rest of us! Customers shouldn’t have to worry about getting scammed by the people they’re trying to give their money to. We think that’s ridiculous. So, since day one, MiKandi has strived for transparency. We’re committed to giving you very best mobile porn experience. We do that not only by building innovative mobile products like our adult app store and streaming mobile theater, but by treating our customers with respect. We’re happy to see more transparent, ethical, and accessible next-generation adult companies emerge. Together, we’ll redefine what it means to be an adult company.

Filed Under: Link Love Tagged With: adult company, business ethics, customer service, innovation, mainstream, Porn, porn.com, transparency

Create a free website for your adult apps

April 26, 2013 by Team MiKandi 1 Comment

It’s an unfortunate truth that many devs, while fantastic programmers, find their visual design muscle a little weak. It’s all good- we all have our strengths and weaknesses. Lucky for those of us that are design challenged, there are plenty of resources for you to create a kick as website for your customers to learn more about you, your apps, and possibly even hire you for their app development needs.

Tumblr.com

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Although there are plenty of free website options for your adult apps, we love Tumblr the most. Tumblr makes it super easy to set up and share your content in their ecosystem. Plus, there are tons of free and premium themes you can use that are visually striking. You can find anything from magazine themes, to minimal, to portfolios. The very best part about Tumblr? It’s adult-friendly.

Above is a screenshot of our new Tumblr blog. (Why do we have a Tumblr blog? Read this.)

Here are some free and premium stunning Tumblr themes that you can use for your free adult website.

Why you need a website for your adult apps

Aside from MiKandi requiring you supply your website when you upload an app, there are other reasons why you should put up a site for your adult apps.

Instill confidence in your customers

Customers are wary of downloading porn. We don’t blame them. Years of shady practices from adult sites has totally destroyed customers’ trust in porn companies. At MiKandi, we’re dedicated to setting ourselves apart and being a Next Generation adult company. We do that by being transparent, personable, and accessible. You can, and should, do the same.

Your website should introduce you to your customers. You should make it easy for them to contact you via email, Twitter, and Facebook if you have a fan page. Consider having a blog where you post your updates to your apps in MiKandi, frequently asked questions, and where customers can leave feedback.

Who are you more likely to trust?

no website

website

That’s not to say the first developer isn’t trustworthy (that’s why I blurred out their information). But as a customer, I’d feel more comfortable giving my business to DoMeFaster.com. Upon visiting their site, I discover they have Twitter and YouTube accounts that they’re active on. Clearly, this is a developer who actively promotes and supports his or her app. In fact, you should really buy it now- it’s a great app.

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Marketing

Your website can showcase your portfolio of apps available in MiKandi. With our Direct Inward Links, you can drive traffic directly to your app in the MiKandi Adult App Store. We’ve even created banners for you.

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How else can you get the world out? Use Twitter! These MiKandi developers do a fantastic job promoting their apps on Twitter, to name a few.

Freelance work

You’ll have more luck getting freelance work if you post your portfolio online. We are consistently asked to recommend developers for app development projects. We happily refer folks to developers in our community. But if you don’t have a site, it’s a lot harder for us to refer you. I mean, we know your work is good because we’ve downloaded your apps, but that doesn’t mean a potential employer wants to go through the trouble of downloading your porn apps if you won’t go through the trouble of creating a portfolio.

So what are you waiting for?

It’s easy, fast, and FREE to get a website up for your adult app business today. If you have any questions, we’re happy to help! Comment below or shoot us an email at developer{at}mikandi{dot}com.

Filed Under: Developers Tagged With: Adult Apps, customer service, free website, Marketing, Tumblr

The new direction of the MiKandi Blog

April 25, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

We’re making some changes over here and want to tell you all about it.

Since the beginning, the MiKandi blog has served as your source to stay up to date with MiKandi, sexy tech, Android, Apple, and more news. You could also find more details on great adult apps and videos as they’re introduced in our store. But we always felt this blog had too many voices. Some of our subscribers are press and media, others are developers, and others are customers. Press may not be too interested to see the NSFW images and icons of apps we highlight. Customers probably don’t care about our developer tips and tricks. So we decided to keep these distinct voices separate.

Starting today, blog.mikandi.com is your destination for all news, developer tips, design help, and tech related posts from MiKandi. You’ll find your RSS feed will contain less blowjobs and pink parts. There will still be some skin, but we’ll try to keep it as SFW as we can.

If you’re a customer and you’d like to stay in the know of our latest and greatest adult apps, MiKandi Gold giveaways, and funny sex pictures from the Interwebz, follow our brand new Tumblr blog, mikandi.tumblr.com. We promise that page will be very NSFW. In fact, follow or reblog us on Tumblr and enter a chance to win 1000 MiKandi Gold. Rules and Conditions.

Filed Under: MiKandi News Tagged With: blog, MiKandi, Tumblr

Infographic: The fall of Apple

April 25, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

The fine folks over at MoneyChoice.org shared this infographic with us today highlighting the fall of Apple and rise of competitors. It’s interesting to see that Apple’s streak of bad luck may be changing with the help of subscriptions.

Subscriptions are something we think a lot about. After all, aside from ad revenue, that’s how the adult industry survives. And judging by the purchasing behavior and straight out requests from many of our customers and developers, it’s something you guys want in the MiKandi Adult App Store and Theater.

What do you think? Is Apple falling, and if so, can it recover?

Created by MoneyChoice.org

Filed Under: Mobile Industry Tagged With: Android, Apple, Infographic, MiKandi, subscriptions

Promote your apps with Direct Inward Links

April 24, 2013 by Team MiKandi 2 Comments

A couple of years ago, we introduced our Direct Inward Link API which enables you to send traffic directly to your apps in the MiKandi Adult App Store. Since then, many of you have put your direct links to great use in your marketing campaigns on your websites, ads, and on Twitter.

With the launch of the New MiKandi, we decided to revisit our Direct Inward Links. The result? Your links are now concise and easier to share.

Here is an example of an old link:

http://link.mikandi.com/app?app_id=6984&referrer=20

And here’s the new one:

http://mikandi.com/app/6984

The old links still work just fine, but we recommend switching over to the new link structure for brevity’s sake. And guess what? You can also share your app via tweet right from our website.

When you use your Direct Inward Links your visitors will have the following experiences:

Android visitors who are currently MiKandi users will be sent directly to the app’s detail page in the MiKandi Adult App Store.
Android visitors who are not MiKandi users will be prompted to download and install the MiKandi Adult App Store. Once installation is complete, the MiKandi Adult App Store will open and take the user directly to your app’s detail page.
Non-Android visitors will be directed to the app’s detail page on our brand spanking new responsive website.

We highly recommend setting consumer expectations when using these links so that they don’t get concerned that you’re making them download something that is unsafe. Let them know that the link will take them to your adult app in the MiKandi Adult App Store. We’ve also created some badges for you to share on your websites. Feel free to right+click save away.

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If you have trouble finding your Direct Inward Links, shoot us an email at develop{at}mikandi{dot}com and we’ll be happy to help you out.

Filed Under: Developers Tagged With: Adult Apps, Android, deep links, Developers, Direct Inward Links, Marketing, MiKandi, porn apps

MiKandi heats up Android with a redesigned adult app store and mobile porn theater

April 18, 2013 by Team MiKandi 5 Comments

After months of hard work, we’re happy to announced today a sizzling update to the MiKandi Adult App Store, Theater, and web portal. Redesigned from the ground up, the new and improved MiKandi boasts a complete interface overhaul, faster performance, broader device support, and showcases content from the world’s most popular adult brands – Hustler, Elegant Angel, Brazzers, Private and much more.

MiKandi Version 4 represents our long term vision of becoming the premier adult mobile content delivery platform. With over 7,000 adult apps and millions of users, this latest release makes it even faster to find the adult content you desire. You read that right- there are over 7,000 adult apps in MiKandi, ready and waiting for your phone.

The new MiKandi app store and web portal offers significant improvement in browsing, downloading apps, and watching unlimited mobile adult videos. Content delivery has been dramatically improved by upgrading to SendFaster, the latest in network acceleration technology. Users are now seeing more quality content at up to 500% faster delivery rates with less jitter and less buffering.

In addition, we partnered with a groundbreaking Seattle startup to power their customer service engine, enabling our customers to reach us directly within the app store. We’re committed to giving you very best mobile porn experience. We answer every support inquiry personally (so say Hi next time you write to us!) and offer a no-hassle refund policy. If you’re having trouble with an app, contact us right away and we’ll assist you.

Starting today, customers can enjoy MiKandi Version 4 on their Android devices by installing the latest version of the MiKandi app, available as a free download on http://mikandi.com. Non-Android customers can access the MiKandi HTML5 Theater at http://mikandi.com/theater.

To celebrate the launch of MiKandi Version 4, we’re giving away MiKandi Gold for you to spend on adult apps and streaming adult videos. Simply follow us on Twitter and hashtag #MiKandiV4 to enter. Must be at least 18 years old to participate. Winners will be announced by tweet or DM on Twitter. Rules and Conditions.

Filed Under: Featured, MiKandi News, MiKandi Theater Tagged With: Adult App Store, Adult Apps, Android, Brazzers, Elegant Angel, giveaway, Hustler, iPad, iPhone, MiKandi, mikandi version 4, Porn, porn apps, Private Media Group, prize, twitter

Playboy Launches Censored App for iPhone – This is an April Fool’s joke, right?

April 1, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

This is a joke, right? Someone please tell us Playboy hasn’t launched another censored app in the Apple iTunes App Store. We mean, they know Android is the dominating mobile OS, right? And that no one really reads Playboy for the articles, right? Right? Are we missing something here?

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Maybe we are, because today Playboy announced the launch of it’s subscription based app in iTunes. The application is devoid of all the goodies that made Playboy great (i.e. soft pink parts), and fills it with fashion tips.

Fashion.

Tips.

“It forces us to use our imagination to be a little bit more creative,” Playboy‘s Josh Schollmeyer, Director of Digital Content, told USA Today. You spelled BORING wrong, Josh.

On top of that, Playboy focused solely on iOS and completely ignores Android, the only mobile OS that actually lets them develop applications worthy to be called Playboy! REALLY?!

Nah, this has gotta be a joke. Well played, sirs. Well played.

Filed Under: Apps, Mobile Industry Tagged With: Adult Apps, Android, Apple, itunes, Playboy

It’s still all about the apps. Hot porn apps if you ask us :)

March 15, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

After 3 years in the business, when it come to HTML5 vs Apps, it’s still all about the apps. Infamously, the adult industry has been cock-blocked from this massive shift to mobile. The result of all this censorship is a mash-up of WAP sites and dumbed-down mobile websites offering sub-optimal experiences for smartphone customers. When was the last time one of your friends recommended a mobile site? If you have a smartphone, it’s always, “Dude, you gotta check out this app”. Apps still promise more and deliver the best customer experience. Just recently the Wall Street Journal started a series called the Business of Apps and highlighted the surprising numbers behind apps. The article showcases a study from Flurry showing TV and web consumption staying the same, but app consumption increasing rapidly. No surprises here. We’re all multi-tasking on at least 3 devices these days, but the difference is that apps are always with us.

The mobile web may get there in the near future, but who cares right now when your buddy is talking about all the awesome apps you have to try out. That’s why we’re so excited about 7000 adult apps in MiKandi today. As a next generation adult company, we’re working with thousands of horny hackers and entrepreneurs to finally bridge the huge gap between user expectations around mainstream mobile entertainment and what the adult industry provides.

Don’t get us wrong, as a porn app store , we look forward to the day of freedom when HTML5 and mobile web breaks down the walled gardens of censored apps. In fact, we’ve placed our bet on HTML5 with MiKandi Theater, a iPhone & iPad porn video on demand web app. It’s slick, fast & just works. We’re proud of it. But have you heard about our porn video theater in our native Android app store? Dude, you gotta check it out. It’s slicker, faster and without making any promises, will blow your mind.

Filed Under: Mobile Industry Tagged With: Apps, HTML5, MiKandi Theater, mobile web, porn apps

Today’s Link Love – Android after Rubin

March 14, 2013 by Team MiKandi Leave a Comment

Godfather of Android, Andy Rubin

Android co-founder Andy Rubin steps down

News came this week from Google that Andy Rubin is leaving Android, the operating system he helped create. His replacement is Sundar Pichai, who oversees the Chrome web browser and applications like Google Drive and Gmail. The company states Rubin will begin “a new chapter” at the company. But many are left scratching their heads and wondering “Why?” and what will life be like for Android.

Google’s Android chief Andy Rubin steps down - Reuters

Andy Rubin and the Great Narrowing of Google - Wired

Andy Rubin’s heart lies with entrepreneurship - Phandroid

After Rubin, what’s next for Android? - The Guardian

Next for Google’s Andy Rubin, ‘more moonshots please - Upstart Business Journal

Former Android Leader Andy Rubin Should Leave Google - Business Insider

Filed Under: Mobile Industry Tagged With: Android, Andy Rubin, Chrome, Google, Sundar Pichai

Google Glass Porn Coming to MiKandi